Vintage Japanese Kimono Culture News
Inspiring Quilt from YokoDana Kimono’s Upcycled Vintage Japanese Fabrics: Jane’s Story
April 06, 2024 • Yoko Lewis
April 6, 2024: Note from Yoko:One of our cherished customers, who's been with us for quite some time, recently shared a touching story about her journey with our vintage Japanese kimonos and fabrics. It's truly heartening to learn how these traditional textiles we offer have been repurposed by a talented textile artist/quilter, turning the fabrics into not just functional pieces, but also artistic symbols of kindness and comfort during difficult times. We are thankful to Jane for allowing us to share this here below. But Jane's experience isn't the only one like this that we've heard; in the past, when...
New Fabric Bundle Offer: "D Package Grab Bag" Ten Pounds Mixed Japanese Fabric Pieces
February 24, 2024 • Yoko Lewis
By popular demand: 10lbs Vintage MIxed Types of Cut Japanese Kimono Fabric Pieces @ US$65.00 + Shipping. What's up with your new "D Package"? Background Story: For some time now we've been getting requests from our members and regular customers for a mixed bag of just old kimono fabrics from our deconstructed vintage kimonos, sold by weight. For the last 5 or 6 years, from time to time as available, we post a small 3 pound offering of special older fine silk pieces (KPCS3). When we get these together, we offer to our opt-in members first. So, we're listening, and in response...
What's New on YokoDana Kimono?: Hakkake, Kasuri,Meisen Silks, Bulk Kimono 10lbs
February 21, 2024 • Yoko Lewis
Recently posted: Silk Hakkake Bolts (4m/4.37yds). Other recent additions to fabrics-by piece;E-gasuri (picture-kasuri), silk 50s Meisen, others). Bulk Kimonos: What's In stock? Lots of 5 Women's Haori now in stock. Go to: What's New Page
Latest Updates: Black-Red Hakama, Roll of Kimono Salespersons Silk Sampler, What's new?
December 30, 2023 • Yoko Lewis
December 30, 2023: Latest additions to our webstore -- more to come in 2024!Please select images below to see what's new:
John Marshall Conversation about Arai Hari Traditional Kimono Cleaning
December 26, 2023 • Yoko Lewis
We have recovered an archive page with information from JohnMarshall.to, as a convenience. John is rebuilding this information page and we link/refer (but now as 404) to it in many of our pages, so until the updated page about kimono care and cleaning on johnmarshall.to website is completed, we leave this as a courtesy, please select image below: Wayback Machine Archive Page (original file source was on johnmarshall.to: H-conversations015a.htm )